Heritage Hall Inductees

Heritage Hall

The East High Alumni Heritage Hall recognizes select alumni who have made significant and enduring contributions in their fields of endeavor; elevated the stature of East High School and its students; helped open new frontiers for East students and society in general; and inspired others by their example. The inductees are chosen by the official selection committee, on the basis of those nominees who best meet the above criteria, and as a group, best represent the school’s rich heritage of diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, field of achievement, and generation.

The Hall’s exhibit of inductee portraits and biographies is located on the third floor, outside the Robert Colwell Library. Heritage Hall was inaugurated with thirty inductees in 2008, as an educational and motivational project sponsored by the Alumni and Friends of East High and the East High Angel Foundation (now incorporated into the East Angel Friends & Alumni Foundation.)  Periodic inductions take place every 2-3 years.

2008 Inaugural Inductees - inducted September 18, 2008

  • Marilyn Van Derbur Atler, 1955 – Miss America, motivational speaker

  • Norman R. Augustine, 1953 – Aerospace Engineer and CEO of Martin Marietta

  • Philip Bailey, 1969 – Lead Singer with Earth, Wind and Fire

  • Elvin Caldwell, 1937 – Civic Leader, first African-American City Councilman in Denver

  • Don Cheadle, 1982 – Actor

  • Judy Collins, 1957 – Recording Artist and Social Activist

  • Alice Eastwood, 1879 – Botanist

  • Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.*, 1901 – Actor and Movie Producer

  • Thomas Hornsby Ferril, 1914 – Poet Laureate of Colorado

  • Miriam Harris Goldberg, 1934 – Newspaper Publisher, Intermountain Jewish News

  • Pam Grier, 1967 – Film and Television Actress

  • General Irving Hale, 1877 – Brigadier General, United States Army

  • Allegra “Happy” Haynes, 1971 – Denver City Councilwoman, Political Leader

  • Barry Hirschfeld, 1960 – Businessman and Philanthropist

  • Dr. Abraham Judah Kauvar, 1931 – Physician and Humanitarian

  • Harold Lloyd*, 1911 – Actor, silent films

  • Jenne & Ethel Magafan, 1933 – Artists, Depression-era Muralists (twin sisters)

  • Hattie McDaniel*, 1910 – Actress, first African-American Oscar Winner

  • Anthony Ortega, 1976 – Artist, Muralist

  • Maurice Pate, 1911 – Humanitarian, co-founder of UNICEF

  • Antoinette Perry Fruehaff, 1906 – Actress, Tony Awards founder

  • General Maurice Rose, 1915 – Major General, United States Army

  • Sidney Sheldon, 1934 – Writer

  • Dr. George Gaylord Simpson, 1918 – Paleontologist

  • Justice Robert W. Steele, Sr., 1877 – Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

  • John L. “Jack” Swigert, 1949 – Astronaut, Apollo 13

  • Dr. Hannah Marie Wormington Volk, 1931 – Archeologist

  • George Hebard Williamson, 1893 – Architect, designed East High School

  • Jean Joliffe Yancey, 1932 – Businesswoman

*Left East High prior to graduation.  

2010 Inductuees - Inducted September 30, 2010

  • R. Stephen Berry, 1948) – Chemistry Professor, MacArthur Fellow
     
  • Jerome Cousins Biffle, 1946 – Olympic champion, educator
     
  • Joan Packard Birkland, 1946 – Women’s athletics advocate
     
  • Joseph B. Blake, 1954 – Civic leader and Colorado State University Chancellor
     
  • Edward Arcenio Chavez, 1935 – New Deal muralist
     
  • George E. Cranmer, 1903 – Denver City Parks planner
     
  • Harlon L. Dalton, 1965 – Yale University law professor
     
  • John P. Dikeou, 1953 – Denver developer and baseball team owner
     
  • Edwina Hume Fallis, 1895 – Educator, author, and toy designer
     
  • Peter C. Groff, 1981 – President, Colorado State Senate and educator
     
  • Frances Melrose, 1939 – Journalist and historian
     
  • Ron Miles, 1981 – Jazz musician and educator
     
  • Seraphine Eppstein Pisko, 1877 – National Jewish Hospital Executive
     
  • Philip Van Cise, 1903 – Denver District Attorney, KKK prosecutor
     
  • Jerry Cox Vasconsells, 1911 – World War I ace pilot

 

 

EAST HIGH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, established 2007  (alpha order)

The mission of the East High Athletic Hall of Fame is to honor past Angel athletes who have brought honor to themselves and to the school through their achievements in interscholastic competition. Every effort is made to insure that each induction class will be a reflection of the long history (since 1895) of East High School Athletics.

FB—football; SOC—soccer; BBK—basketball; BBL—baseball; TR—track; WR—wrestling; TEN—tennis; LAX—lacrosse; GF—golf; SW—swimming; GYM--gymnastics

 

BOYS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

Year                   Athlete                                                      Sport(s)

   

1984                  GERALD ABRAHAM                                    FB

1995                  JOHN AKOLT                                               SOC

1986                  REGGIE ALEXANDER                                FB/BBK

1960                  CHRIS BABBS                                             FB/BBK/TR

1964                  DAVE BABBS                                               FB/BBK/BBL

1960                  SAM BATEY                                                 BBK

1986                  BRIAN BECKLER                                        SOC

1996                  J.B. BICKERSTAFF                                     BBK

1946                  JEROME BIFFLE                                         FB/TR

1963                  JIM BLASCHKE                                           FB/WR/BBL

1971                  V.E BOATNER                                              BBK

1971                  RON BONAPARTE                                      SW

1953                  DICK BROTT                                               BBK

1970                  RUDY CAREY                                             BBK

1951                  TOM CAREY                                               TR/WR

1944                  DON CARLSEN                                          BBL

1953                  RAY CARLSEN                                           FB/BBL

1976                  JOE BARRY CARROLL                              BBK

1973                  PHIL CHAMBERS                                       BBK

1994                  ANDRE CHAMPAGNE                                BBL

1966                  ROGER CHEATHAM                                  FB/BBK

1994                  CHRISTIAN COOK                                     LAX

1964                  J.R. CRAIG                                                 FB/BBK/TR

2005                  PIERRE CURTIS                                        BBK

1966                  JOHN DAVIS                                              TR/CC

1963                  ALLAN DERTINGER                                  FB/TR

1965                  STEVE DERTINGER                                  TR

1950                  DON DESCOMBES                                    FB/TR

1953                  JOHN DIKEOU                                           FB/TR

1939                  LEON DINER                                              FB

1987                  DEWITT DOMINICK                                   LAX

1944                  JOE DORROUGH                                       FB/BBL

1939                  JOHNNY DOYLE                                        TR

1938                  LEON EASTLACK                                      FB/BBK/TR

1983                  BRUCE EGLOFF                                        BBL

1985                  JOE EGLOFF                                              FB/BBL

1956                  ROBERT ERICKSON                                  FB

1940                  JAMES FAIRCHILD                                     FB/TR

1939                  RUSSELL GARDNER                                 WR

1958                  DON GUNSUALES                                     FB/BBK/BBL

1990                  MARTY HARRISON                                    SW

1944                  JIM HARTMAN                                            SW

1911                  FRANK HICKEY                                          BBL

1950                  KIRK HINDERLIDER                                  FB/TR

1950                  BILL HOLMES                                             FB/GYM/SW

1960                  WALLY HULTIN                                           SW

1930                  MEREDITH JAMESON                               BBK/TR

1924                  COBURN JONES                                        FB/BBK/BBL/TR

1916                  JOHN ZACK JORDAN                                FB/BBL/TR

1957                  LARRY KENT                                              SW

1957                  JACK KLAPPER                                          TEN

2004                  HENRY KOFA                                              WR

1966                  ART LEVY                                                    TR

1954                  PETE LA CHAPELLE                                   BBK/BBL

1949                  ALLAN LAKE                                               SW

1955                  BOB LINNENBERGER                                BBK

1964                  ALAN LOEB                                                 TEN

1970                  LARRY LOEB                                               TEN

1969                  GREG LOVATO                                            FB/BBK

1925                  AARON LUTZ                                               FB/BBL

1921                  FRANCIS MACDOUGALL                            FB/BBL

1939                  RONNIE MACLEOD                                     FB/WR/BBL

2001                  KIP MALO                                                     LAX

1951                  RAYMOND MARKS                                      FB/BBK/BBL

1957                  JAMES McELHINNEY                                  FB

1927                  PETE MIDDLEMIST                                     FB/BBK

1955                  JAY MILLS                                                    SW

1961                  PAT MORARITY                                           FB/BBL

1958                  BRUCE MORGENEGG                                GYM

1956                  CHUCK NEWCOMB                                     FB/BBK/TR

2004                  SEAN OGIRRI                                              BBK

1953                  MONTE PASCOE                                         FB/TR

1941                  DAVE PATE                                                  FB/BBK/TR

1937                  JAMES PERCIVAL                                       WR

1940                  BOB PETERSEN                                          FB/BBK/TR

1912                  CLARENCE PETERSON                              FB/TR

1994                  JAYSON PETERSON                                   BBL

1957                  LANNY REICHERT                                       GYM/SW

1946                  CHARLES ROUNTREE                                FB

1984                  JOE SAWYER                                               FB/SW

2001                  ROSS SCHRAEDER                                    BBK

1946                  DICK SCHREPFERMAN                               FB/TR

1952                  RON SHAVLIK                                               BBK

1955                  JIM SHEFF                                                    SW

1964                  DAVE SIDWELL                                            FB/BBL

1962                  STEVE SIDWELL                                          FB/BBL

1946                  GEORGE SMITH                                          BBL (SPECIAL AWARD)

1943                  KEENE SMITH                                              BBK

1970                  MARVIN “SKIPPER” SMITH                         BBK

1971                  THIERRY SMITH                                          SPECIAL AWARD

1941                  TUPPER SMITH                                           BBK

1948                  NORMAN SPEAK                                         WR

1940                  CARLE STEARNS                                        FB/TR

2000                  SPENCER STENMARK                               LAX

2003                  CARLE STENMARK                                    SOC/LAX

1964                  DAVE STEVENS                                          TR

1965                  JERRY STEVENS                                        TR

1940                  BILL STOREY                                               WR/TR

1946                  CARL SUNDGREN                                       FB/TR

1998                  BRYAN SWARN                                            FB

1962                  RICH TATE                                                    FB/BBK/BBL

1986                  CHARLES THATCH                                      FB

1966                  RAYFORD TILLIS                                         FB/BBK/TR

2001                  JON URBANA                                               LAX

1983                  WAYNE VADEN                                            TR

1971                  MIKE WALKER                                             TR

1952                  ROLLIE WILDMAN                                       GOLF

1964                  CHUCK WILLIAMS                                       FB/BBK

1954                  STAN WILLIAMS                                          BBL

1956                  STANLEY WILLIAMS                                   BBK

1962                  BERNIE WRIGHTSON                                SW/GYM

1955                  NORMAN YABE                                           SW

 

GIRLS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

 

Name                 Athlete                                                Sport(s)

2004                  JESSICA BARNES                                    SB

1994                  BECKY BICKNELL                                    SW

1994                  ASPEN BURKETT                                    TR

1985                  ANDREA BUSH                                        TR

1984                  DANA COUTTS                                        VB

1986                  KELLY DELPH                                          BBK/TR

1988                  KATHERINE FEDDE                                VB

2000                  CHRISTINA FREYER                               SB

2004                  CHANDA HARDIN-SCOTT                       TR

1997                  JULIE JAHNKE                                         VB/TR

1977                  ALICIA JOHNSTON                                   GYM

2004                  LAUREEN JOHNSTON                             SOC

1982                  HOLLYND HOSKINS                                 SOC

2000                  KATIE KONRAD                                        SB/SOC

1999                  KATE LING                                                SOC

1983                  SHEILLA MacDONALD                             SOC

1986                  BENITA MARTIN                                       BBK

1999                  CALLAN MILLER                                       LAX/BBK

1994                  JILL PALCANIS                                          SW/SB/SOC

1991                  KATE PALCANIS                                        SOC/SW

1984                  PATRICIA PYLES                                       TR

1994                  MARGOT QUANDT                                    SW/TR

1992                  DAWN RILEY                                             TR

2004                  LAURA SEEWALD                                     SB

1984                  GOLDIER SELLERS                                  TR

2002                  JESSICA SMITH                                        SB

1986                  SHAWN TAYLOR                                       BBK

1977                  LISA THOMAS                                           BBK

1972                  LINNEA WEST                                           TEN

1988                  MATTIE WILLIAMS                                    TR

1979                  KIM YORK                                                  VB/TR

 

EAST HIGH COACHES HALL OF FAME

 

Name                                                            Sport(s)

BETSY ALLEN                                              BBK/TR

JON BAROCAS                                             LACROSSE

JOHN BRENNAN                                          GYM/WR

GREGG BROWNING                                    FB/WR/TR

RUDY CAREY                                               BBK

JIM COLEMAN                                              TENNIS

PAUL COLEMAN                                           BBK

KENNETH JULSRUD                                    SW/WR

ROY KESTER                                               FB/BBK/TR

WILLIS LAMSON                                          TR/GOLF/TEN

SCOTT LESSARD                                        SW

TEE MacDONALD                                        SOCCER

CHUCK MCGLONE                                      BASEBALL

ANDY MENDELSBERG                               SOFTBALL

SCOTT MENDELSBERG                             SOFTBALL

JACK MOULTON                                          TRACK/CC

PAT PANEK                                                   FB/BBK/BBL

PHIL SARAFINI                                             BASEBALL

CARL SCHWEIGER                                      FB/BBK/BBL/TR

TOM SEVERTSON                                       BASEBALL

LARRY TARVER                                           FOOTBALL

MARK THALHOFER                                     TENNIS

LOREN TURNER                                          TRACK

BILL WEIMAR                                               BBK/TEB/GF/TR

CLARENCE WHIPPLE                                 BBK/TEN/WR/BOX